System for Managing Multiple Meetings Using Policy Driven Rules

1. A method comprising: supporting a participation of a first endpoint in a first session, wherein supporting the participation of the first endpoint in the first session includes providing a first media stream to the first endpoint, the first media stream being associated with the first session; identifying a first time when a second session is to begin, wherein the first endpoint is expected to participate in the second session; determining whether the first endpoint is still participating in the first session after the first time, wherein the second session is scheduled to start at the first time and the first session is scheduled to end at or before the first time but is still ongoing after the first time; identifying a first condition when it is determined that the first endpoint is still participating in the first session after the first time, the first condition being associated with activity occurring during the second session; determining when the first condition is met while supporting the participation of the first endpoint in the first session; causing the first endpoint to automatically switch to participating in the second session when it is determined that the first condition is met, wherein causing the first endpoint to switch to participating in the second session when it is determined that the first condition is met includes causing the first endpoint to automatically loci into the second session when the first condition is met; providing a second media stream to the first endpoint when it is determined that the first endpoint is still participating in the first session after approximately the first time, the second media stream being associated with the second session; causing the first media stream to be presented on the first endpoint; and causing the second media stream to be presented on the first endpoint while the first media stream is presented on the first endpoint when it is determined that the first endpoint is still participating in the first session after approximately the first time.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first condition is associated with a percentage of invited participants that are participating in the second session from a particular location, and wherein determining when the first condition is met includes determining when at least the percentage of invited participants is met or exceeded.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first condition is associated with a participation in the second session of a particular invited participant from a particular location, and wherein determining when the first condition is met includes determining when the particular invited participant is participating in the second session from the particular location.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first condition is associated with a presentation, and wherein determining when the first condition is met includes determining when the presentation is shared in the second session.

5. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code, the computer program code, when executed, configured to: support a participation of a first endpoint in a first session, wherein the computer program code configured to support the participation of the first endpoint in the first session is further configured to provide a first media stream to the first endpoint, the first media stream being associated with the first session; identify a first time when a second session is to begin, wherein the first endpoint is expected to participate in the second session, wherein the second session is scheduled to start at the first time and the first session is scheduled to end at or before the first time but is still ongoing after the first time; determine whether the first endpoint is still participating in the first session after the first time; identify a first condition when it is determined that the first endpoint is still participating in the first session after the first time, the first condition being associated with activity occurring during the second session; determine when the first condition is met while supporting the participation of the first endpoint in the first session; cause the first endpoint to automatically switch to participating in the second session when it is determined that the first condition is met, wherein the computer program code configured to cause the first endpoint to switch to participating in the second session when it is determined that the first condition is metis further configured to cause the first endpoint to log into the second session; provide a second media stream to the first endpoint, the second media stream being associated with the second session when it is determined that the first endpoint is still participating in the first session after approximately the first time; cause the first media stream to be presented on the first endpoint; and cause the second media stream to be presented on the first endpoint while the first media stream is presented on the first endpoint when it is determined that the first endpoint is still participating in the first session after approximately the first time.

6. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 5 wherein the first condition is associated with a percentage of invited participants that are participating in the second session from a particular location, and wherein the computer program code configured to determine when the first condition is met is further configured to determine when at least the percentage of invited participants is met or exceeded.

7. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 5 wherein the first condition is associated with a participation in the second session of a particular invited participant from a particular location, and wherein the computer program code configured to determine when the first condition is met is further configured to determine when the particular invited participant is participating in the second session from the particular location.

8. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 5 wherein the first condition is associated with a presentation, and wherein the computer program code configured to determine when the first condition is met is further configured to determine when the presentation is shared in the second session.

9. An apparatus comprising: a processor, the processor being arranged to execute logic embodied in a tangible medium; a communications interface, the communications interface configured to allow the apparatus to communicate on a network, the communications interface including at least one input/output (I/O) port; and the logic, the logic operable to be executed by the processor to support a participation of a first endpoint in a first session, wherein the logic operable to support the participation of the first endpoint in the first session is operable to provide a first media stream to the first endpoint, the first media stream being associated with the first session, the logic further being operable to cooperate with the processor to cause the first endpoint to switch from participating in the first session to participating in a second session when a first condition is met, wherein the first session is ongoing when the first condition is met and the second session is scheduled to start at the first time, the first session being scheduled to end at or before the first time but is still ongoing after the first time, wherein the logic operable to cause the first endpoint to switch to participating in the second session when it the first condition is met is operable to causing the first endpoint to automatically log into the second session when the first condition is met, the logic still further being operable to provide a second media stream associated with the second session to the endpoint, the second media stream being provided while the first session is ongoing.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the logic is further operable to cooperate with the processor to determine when the first condition is met while supporting the participation of the first endpoint in the first session, the first condition being arranged to indicate when the first endpoint is to switch from participating in the first session to participating in the second session.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the first condition is one selected from a group including a percentage of invited participants that are participating in the second session, a participation of a particular invited participant in the second session, and a sharing of a presentation in the second session.